New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-08
Mnshlngton Monument
STONE FROM JEFF DAVISS SLING.
HE WILL NOT HAVE LEES MONUMENT ERECTED
ON THE WRECK OF HIS OWN REPUTATION.
From yeG Davss Rsply to Lord Wolsiey ~ The Loutsee

HE WILL NOT HAVE LEES MONUMENT ERECTED
on THE WRECK OF HIS OWN REPUTATION.
From JeG Daviss Reply to lord Woeey IN The L0"''eHe
COurterJoundL
ono would reasonably suppose that an eminent
solder when wtitng oil another Of Worldwide fame
ana Of military arS %6 oSG cS 20 nU himse to a.
certanable facts instead Of adopting the Style oil
sensational novelist and manufacturing accessories
with tho freiom OF a romaDcer.
DOESN'T LIKE TO BE CALLED NAMES
To one POSSESSING less than General Leos foresight
and knowledge oil tho Northern people, "a Iohs aho
they would consent 10 tho South 20, but OK those
who relying the Constitutional right OF sate 70
withdraw from tho league II had volun'ary enTr' -
when IL ccascd answer the end for which 10
was established mder terms would seem NOR, 0n,'
justly TO describe their expectation OF speedy J
tlelent than such ''bombasuc oratoiy Oh sen-
elected politicians and patriots
LEE WAS NOT THE ONLY BIG MAN
I. ia surprising that ono should visited Lees
hcadq quarters and conversation not have hear
OF Gorlon and Hampton ard breehnflug s snd
Barksdle and many Others who came from civil NE
by distinguished service won inc SnS ,bo
OF The ssiasppi be included tho list would DO
very largo. -
EYGLAYDs GENERAL rs AvuLGARIAN.
After the hummer o. a yulgaran, General Wolseley
rcfofs TO the promotion OF Oheers, cosu %
function OF the President and the Sen9t" OF "g lam
guage implies that 1t was a power OF when Genera
| Leo was deprived, and that his military po"oS wa"
| embarrassed by this same Mt. Davis
woLsELEY DOEeN'r EVEN KNOW WHAT THE WAX
| WAS ABOUT
General wolscley in his article commits various Oh.
ogi phicai and historical cirors which aFo not
side1 nd important and therefore are not hotcoa III
this TcVIc' His nomenclature Do wen rs MO uou"S
ton from Davis Indicate tho Northern sourco Vi
his information for IL Is not at all proDaDle tnaC no
learned t either by conversation with Leo Oh assocIl
| ton with tho officers at his headquar6rs WIN as
sumption 70 know not Only tho acts but motives VI
| men, some OF but brief acquaintance and others Only
heard OF, decides, not only the character OF tho
between the States, but what should nave Deen
| the political course o( the Southern people. .
| The idea that "a great revolutionary WIZ
must be attributed TO the want OF political miorina
ton moro excusabie In foreigner than In na,Nc
and the conclusion that should have had a"mhitary
dictator Ia worse than the premise.
AND HE DOESN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH ANYHOW.
| In the comparison instituted between tho cases OK
Generals Washington and Lee, and tho hypothesis OF
Mr.. Davis, tho first impression made was how very
pucrflo and then, unable 10 realize that Brlsn Or
ncer OF high grade could DO so ignorant OF the many
important differences I'm the cases, the question oc
| cured why he should be perverted and spitefui
against who does not remember ever 70 have seen
him have felt any interest In him, except when
report created the unreazed hope that ne would save
General Charles Gordon from impending sacrihco'
| BJLLS LEFT TO DIE BY GOVERNOR GREEN.